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Contest is now over. Congratulations to Shelley Mitchel entry #334 who was chosen by random.org. I have the best memories of bringing my lunch to school because my mom would go out of her way to put special touches inside. Whether it was a sweet note on my napkin or my favorite treat tucked inside, I will always have fond memories of sitting down to eat my lunch at school.

Now that my boys are in school I try to make their lunches special too. We make a special trip to the grocery store each week to pick out their favorite healthy treats to put inside their lunch boxes. There is nothing like being excited to pop open those lunch boxes when the bell rings. Both of my boys love to draw and create artwork so I will sometimes draw silly pictures to tuck inside their lunches so they can laugh at what a horrible artist Mom is! On special occasions, I LOVE popping in during lunch to eat with the boys and their friends. They know when I come eat lunch with them that I usually bring some homemade cookies with me to share I hope that these little things will create memories for my boys just like my mom did for me

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I was actually just thinking of this memory as I made myself a pb&j last night! When I was a kid, my mom would draw a heart in the peanut butter of my pb&j’s. I had to lift the bread to see it, so it was like a little secret from her to me at lunchtime

My mom always put a note in my lunch, sometimes it had a little word puzzle in it, or just a picture, and it was usually closed with a sticker. I used to put notes in my husband’s lunch and I plan on putting notes in my kids’ lunches too.

i don’t have kiddos yet, but my mom used to always write me a little note about how much she loves me on the napkin she put in my lunch. she would pick something different every day, and it helped me know that i was/am cherished!

I have very vivid memories growing up and my mom would always leave notes on my napkins that she placed within my lunch box! Also, every Friday I knew to expect a special “Friday Only” treat. She was and still is the BEST mom a girl could ask for!

My mom always put little notes in my lunches and I do the same for my kids. My mom still laughs about the time she got a note back from me in elementary school. It read, “please do not put peanut butter on my graham crackers.”

i leave little notes in their lunchboxes. my mom used to do the same thing for me and when i got older my dad would drive by and leave notes on my windshield during lunch. so now i’m starting it with my kids. lunch box notes never get old!!

My mom always put notes in my lunchbox! And I loved them! It was such a nice little surprise! I’ll probably do the same for my kids. Now though, all I have is a furbaby but I do spoil her with special treats!

My mom always made my lunch, all the way through high school, which was especially memorably because I played a lot of sports and often had to eat lunch quickly in the locker room or study hall. Just her making my lunch was special, although my lunch was always way better than the other kids.

My daughter is still a toddler but for lunch, we make sandwhiches together. I let her choose her toppings and cookie cutter to cut out her sandwhich. Sure she makes a mess, but the delight in her eyes makes it all worth it

we always had the best picnics while i was growing up. i’m trying to continue that tradition with my own kids. mine aren’t in school yet, but when they do go to school i will leave little notes in their lunchboxes. i also plan to surprise them often by meeting them at school to each lunch with them.

Awesome! I always put little nots, surprises in their lunches too! I sometimes surprise them with a heart shaped sanwich or a sandwich “kabob” A few years ago one of the teaches aides for my daighter pulled me aside one day to tell me how neat it was I left my kids notes. She had never seen that before Sad, I assumed man Mom’s did it. Mine did! I love surprising them with lunch in too! They LOVE it! Thanks for the giveaway!

Every week I try to do something fun for their lunches. Sometimes it is leaving them a note, other times it is putting an oreo cookie or a small muffin in there. Other times it is cutting their sandwiches in funny shapes.

I was a super shy kid and I hated school. I had no friends and I was always afraid to talk to anyone.I had the worst self esteem. My mom would pack my lunch because I had food allergies and could not eat certain things.My mom always put a note or card in my New Kids on The Block lunch box,every day. The notes always said something encouraging and some advice on being myself and also being friendly.The notes always said she loved me at the end. It made school more tolerable for me all those years.jacksoncrisman@yahoo.com

My mom used to put all sorts of fun surprises in our lunch. Sometimes it would be “no-heat s’mores” (graham crackers, chocolate chips, and mini marshmallows), sometimes it would be sandwiches cut into fun shapes, and sometimes it would be a note. It was pretty fun!

My mom used to bring lunch to me everyday at school till my 5th grade back home in India just to make sure I was eating good and the food will be warm and fresh too…That was very kind of her to do that!!!

I don’t have kids of my own. In fact, I still live at home with my parents while I’m finishing college. My mom couldn’t be a stay-at-home mom so she was always running around trying to get everyone ready for school and work. But it meant a lot when she could take the time to pack me a lunch. Usually she had to do it the night before but that’s ok. No notes… just the fact that she would pack my lunch is good enough for me

I love surprising my daughter! Sometimes I make her sandwich in fun shapes, sometimes if I know I will be home late, I write her a note and seal it with a kiss…other times, I just put in silly rhymes. Her friends get a kick out of it just as much as she does. This year, I plan on doing a survey–she can read better and can understand more things, so I plan on doing a survey on her lunch, her school day, etc. and hope that will create some chatter at the dinner table when we talk about our days!

My mom always wrote us little notes on napkins. I loved it. It was the first thing I dug out of my lunch box. I do the same for my girls now. I love doing it. I think they love their little love notes from mom as much as I did.

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